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Five cases of cavernous hemangioma with fluid-fluid levels on magnetic resonance imaging and/or computed tomography are reported. The signal characteristics were those of blood and histological analysis of the fluid-fluid levels showed that they were blood-filled cavities in the tumor. Although this finding itself is not specific, it may help in confirming the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma.
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Ehara, S., Sone, M., Tamakawa, Y. et al. Fluid-fluid levels in cavernous hemangioma of soft tissue. Skeletal Radiol. 23, 107–109 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563202
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